The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-02-03
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
s5lsisis Of Tie frse.slisss Of tAs ssasts s,i
HsaGS
When the Akin-T1uax election case came
MP call Of the senate was ordered on mo-
ton Of Senator EdwardA Mr. Day offered
RESOLUTION that the report Of the committee
on elections declaring the seat now occupied
Ry MI: A1in be declared to belong to Nj:
Iruax The resolution was passed -
Mr. Akin then vacated his seat Inc
president announced that Nh. Truax would
take Mr.. Ak,n's place Oh all committees
Inc committee on temperance reported the
bill agreed on at the joint meeting of the
lore. Mr. Oswald moved to refer the bill
back to the committee on temperance The
ayes and nays were called for, and tho vote
on the motion was Is to Is, so the motion
was lost; only thirty.six senator's voting.
Sena tors YES and Sampson were absent
on account Of illness. Senators Child, Day
Hall, Sweneon, Bowen. Truax, Compton.
Finseth and johnson NJ. were absent and
did not vote:
tee Of the whole, Mr.: Smith in the
chair: When Mr.. Buckman's bill to
appropriate $4,000 to build school
house at Sank Rapids, which was swept
Mr.: burant offered an amendment to make
the sum So. OOO Mr.: Buckman accepted
the amendment Mr.. Pope moved to strike
out sections 3 ana 4 appropriating money
for the rebuilding of the court house, which
e Is 5 fs S
relating to the claims Of W. H. Dixie was
recommended to bo indefinitely postponed
Senator Durant introduced a bill yesterday to
all % IN and oths
damages resulting to employees from unlocked
and exposed machinery. Exception Is mad:
where such injury results from the Carelessness
OF the emplOye, however.
Another measure for the relief of ex-soldcrs
and their INDECENT wives and children was in
troduced in the senate by Mr. Pope yesterday.
mill shall be levied in every county in the state
to constitute soldicrs' relief fund.- The fund
shall DO under the control Of the county com
one from each commissioner district In the
county and one at large, to be known as the
soldiers relief committee. No person shall re-
attendance
A vast number OF local bills were intro.
duced and soon passed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Buffum, for the temperance CON-
Mittee, reported the Prosser high license bill
as amended, back to the house for pas
sage, and it was made m order for debate on
Friday ut 2 p. m.
Mr. Bankers bill amending the statutes as
to the publication of the digests of the Min
nesota reports was, after an amendment Of
the title, ordered engrossed.
The Newell bill for the adjustment of the
state board OF immigration was recon-
mended to pass.
Mr.. Rogers bill amending subdivision /,
section 2lO, chapter 66, General Statutes Of
1873, was recommended to pass.
The Reyes bill, amending chapter 81.
General Laws, relating to the foreclosure of
mortgages on real estate by advertisement,
was recommended to pass
The soldiers relief bill introduced into the
house by Mr.. Reyes of Rice contains many
new aud economic features not contained in
the other bills introduced and laid aside
The bill provides:
In each county of the state there is to be e.
soldiers relief fund. Each county auditor
shall annually add to the tax levy in his county
one-tenth Of one mill on each dollar Of valua-
ton: said tax, when collected, to constitute
this fund. This fund is to be discussed by the
county commissioners to the INDECENT volunteer
ex-soldiers. their widows. orphans. etc. Each
board OF county com mtsstoners shall have q
soldiers relief committee. but no one can serve
on such committee unless he has served "a
soldier or sailor: Lists Of all the needy
soldiers In the counties and by commissioner
districts shall be accurately kept.
For four hours and half yesterday after
noon the house mangled and tussled over
insurance bills in the main and minor mat
ters on the side. To certain extent the
make every one weary, and which ended in
a personal row between Mr.. Donnelly and
Mr.. Potter over the granting of par
liamentary courtesy. General house orders
covering sixteen house and two senate bills
were taken up the first thing. When ninc
without much delay the bill of MI. Ryan re-
lating to the payment of losses by insur-
auce companies and known as the valued
policy" bill came up in the house of the whole.
SENATE.
The following committee reports were re-
ceived
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on the following bills:
Amendments to chapter SO. General Statutes
Lcealizing filing Of affidavits in certain cases.
To facilitate bonds required to be given by
law.
Admitting persons to practice pharmacy.
Providing for an additional judge for the
Fourth judicial district.
Relating to property sold by sheriff Substi-
tute for Whiteman:s loans upon grain in transi;
bill (Only verbal changes) blanks and banking).
The committee on towns and counties
recommended passage of house bills
Townships in Scott county to support their
own poor.
Townships in Wadena to support their own
poor.
The committee on immigration reported in
favor of the passage Of the senate BILL
To repeal the law relating to the commissioner
OF immigration.
Internal improvements committee recon-
mended the passage of
Goodrich's joint memorial to ratify Red lake
Indian treaty passed under suspension Of the
rules.
Education committee recommended the
passage of the bills:
Providing for teachers certificates
Minimum age for pupils. SIX years.
Relating to change Of school house Sites
BILLS PASSED
The bills disposed of on the third reading
were:
MI! Mr. Durant's relating to legal holidays
Mr. Durant's relating to the wearing Of G.
Mr. Goodrich relating to the personal
identity OF women passed.
Mr.: Crandall's relating to state public sch ools
Mr.. Johnson's relating to sale of land by
guardians, passed.
Mr. Ha!vorson's relating to appeals from
MI. Goodrich's relating to the legalizing of
acts OF certain officers passed
MI. Du1ne 1elACl0g 70 incorporation OF
Lewiston. Winona county, passed
Mr. Emery's relating to incorporation OF
Lake City passed
Mr.. Lees relating to town Of Long Prairie
passed.
Mr.. Buckman's bill to reimburse Benton
county was lost on a vote of 10 to g. Til,
bi!! relating to hygiene, ETC., in schools was
laid over until to-day.
HOUSE.
The special committees Of the house arc:
House Re-apportionment Committee-Messrs
Rogers, Petit. Baker, Barker Gregory. Jones
n: Johnson. Hoppin. Knox. Sherwood. Potter,
Greeman. Low. Green and Deatty.--15.
Soldiers HoIce-Mesers. Shuier, PrOsser, Fur
long. Flynn. Donnelly, Costello and Wilson
Logs and Lumber-Comstock. Lum, Gregory
Knox and Cullen.
Joint Committee on Agricultural College,
Messrs Williams, Green. Fathers and Plow>
man.
Committee on State Public Schools-Messrs
Buffuln, Morrison. Reyes Flynn and johnson.
Speci al Committee on Cost Of Construction o
Railroads-Messrs. Furlong; Buffum. Champlin
GREGORY, Mattson. Sevatson and McArdle.
Labor Ccmmittee-Messrs. Matts0n, Lucas
Loe, Powers and Freeman.
Mississippi River Committee-Messrs. Clou-
tier. Freeman and Cullen